Individual Details

Census (family)

Henry C Collmann Self M 42 Germany
Anke Collmann Wife F 24 Germany
Meta Collmann Daughter F 7 Iowa, United States
William Collmann Son M 5 Iowa, United States
Gero Collmann Daughter F 1 Iowa, United States

Census (family)

Henry Collmann Head M 62 Germany
Anke Collmann Wife F 46 Germany
Emma Collmann Daughter F 19 Iowa
Gerhard L Collmann Son M 17 Iowa
Henry Collmann Son M 15 Iowa
Albert Collmann Son M 10 Iowa

Census (family)

Henry Collman Head M 71 Germany
Anka Collman Wife F 56 Germany
Henry Collman Son M 24 Iowa

Census

Albert Collman Head M 49 Iowa
Martha Collman Wife F 47 Iowa
Anna Collman Niece F 15 Iowa
Anka Collman Mother F 86 Germany, widowed

Death

Anke Margarethe Helgens Collmann Obituary

· 20 March 2015 ·
Hawarden Independent, Hawarden, Sioux, Iowa, USA Thursday, October 10, 1940 Death of Plymouth County PioneerMrs. Henry Collman, 86, one of the first settlers of Preston township, Plymouth county, died at her home last Friday, October; 4th. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Christ church, Mammen, with Rev. Fred Bunge in charge.Anka Margaret Helgens was born in Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1854, but came to America with her parents when a child. They located at Dixon, Illinois, and then moved to Jones county, Iowa, where she was married to Henry Collman February 29, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Collman came with a party of others to Plymouth county from Jones county in 1872 and homesteaded in Preston township. Mr. and. Mrs. Collman developed, a fine farm from the homestead and acquired more land farming with success. Nine children were born to this union, two of whom died in infancy. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Henry Thielen, Le Mars; Will Collman, who lives in Minnesota; Albert, Louis and Henry Collman, who reside in Preston township; Mrs. Ben Theilen, Maynard, Minn., and Mrs. Emma Borchers, Le Mars. There are 21 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren and she is also survived by three sisters.